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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2023065287 · 6/15/2023 · Ballie Lumber Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Crushing injuries

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Planing mills

Employer

Name
Ballie Lumber Company
Location
2 East School St., SMYRNA, NEW YORK, 13464
NAICS
321113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a planer machine when a wood board became stuck. As the employee went to free the piece of wood, two of their right-hand fingers were crushed between the belt and the guard.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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